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Celebrities react online to Lou Reed's death

The Associated Press

Posted:
10/27/2013 06:22:42 PM MDT

Updated:
10/27/2013 09:31:26 PM MDT

LOS ANGELES—With just one Top 20 hit in a 40-year career, Lou Reed was still one of the most influential rock 'n' roll artists of all time when judged by the impact he had on other musicians and entertainers. Reaction on Twitter was swift on Sunday when news broke that the 71-year-old died of an ailment following a liver transplant earlier this year. Here's a sampling of celebrity tweets:

— "The news I feared the most, pales in comparison to the lump in my throat and the hollow in my stomach. Two kids have a chance meeting and 47 years later we fight and love the same way—losing either one is incomprehensible. No replacement value, no digital or virtual fill ... broken now, for all time. Unlike so many with similar stories - we have the best of our fury laid out on vinyl, for the world to catch a glimpse. The laughs we shared just a few weeks ago, will forever remind me of all that was good between us."—Former Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale.

— "Mr. LOU REED had himself a dream: Velvet the underground & change the music scene. Now he's up & gone away. (hash)RIP Lou Reed, an un-Perfect Day."—Filmmaker Kevin Smith.

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